Detroit Masonic lodge leader is fatally shot

The leader of a Detroit Masonic lodge has been fatally shot on the weekend of a multistate convention in Dearborn.

Masons
member Barry Short says Jerry Sears was shot in the head Saturday
outside the Mount Olive Masonic Lodge in Detroit. Short tells The
Detroit News the murder is puzzling because Sears
didn't have enemies.

Masons belong to one of the oldest
fraternities. Members from several states began meeting Sunday at a
convention in Dearborn. A mock funeral to teach Masonic rites will be
turned into a memorial service for the 56-year-old Sears.